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>>6037654The following day, after a decent amount of rest for everyone, all of you are ready for your respective missions. Since this is going to require a good amount of stealth, disguises are going to be needed! And while you’re going to let Chiaotzu lead this infiltration with Hado and Sala, you and 19 holding back a bit, you all still make sure you’re not too far behind one another. You and 19 need to appear the most inconspicuous of all, and so you’ll use a classic technique: the ol’ box trick.
https://youtu.be/V7_4CbBcvyU?si=3nWG7AS9b96v3vL_After being transported to the world he rules over, you notice that the temple complex that makes up Zelos’ domain is… interesting. In the center is a massive pyramid structure, and there’s a mixture of very ancient aesthetic styles and more futuristic touches strewn across both interior and exterior, almost reminding you of the Kyodai Pyramid, though with more modern/futuristic sensibilities, and you can tell the place is… just brimming with Magics of all kinds. And right in the middle of it all is a very powerful source of it, but that’s not all, the same source is substantially strong. At least a match for you and 19 combined, probably even moreso.
You make sure everyone’s ready with whatever buffs, debuffs, and other supportive skills they need, while you and 19 try to devise an exit strategy. That, and it doesn’t hurt getting a good look at some of these things. There are definitely some guards and the like patrolling the complex, but avoiding them proves easier than you expected. If anything, they seem to be more focused on escorting around… well, various scholars, scientists, mages, and the like making sure they’re kept under close watch. There are a few folks that seem to be priests around too, though they also seem to have more of a warrior basis to them… Paladins, maybe? Clerics? …Warlocks? Maybe some bizarre combination of all of the above.
Uuuggghhh you’re able to find a dozen magical tomes being actively used but you can’t understand the written language of them. Beh. Sneak one or two out with you just in case. However… you might also have something you can use to get everyone out of here when things get dicey. Not only are there some places that seem to have Magic Portals, of all things, they look to be relatively simple to activate. And even if not, you can… maybe brute force them? Well, keep that as a last resort. Either way, there’s a way out of here if there prove to be any major traps or the like giving you all too much trouble.
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